Potamogeton Plants — Species, Care & Identification
Potamogeton is a plant genus in the Potamogetonaceae family. PlantoScan has care guides for 41 species in this genus. Each guide covers watering, light, soil, hardiness zone and pet toxicity, with sources.
Potamogeton species
Cheeseman's Pondweed
Potamogeton cheesemanii
Lisa BennettCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Water Plantain
Potamogeton diversifolius
Joseph AubertCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Pondweed
Potamogeton epihydrus
Zihao WangCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Leafy Pondweed
Potamogeton foliosus
no rights reservedCC0 1.0iNaturalist
Hill's Pondweed
Potamogeton hillii
William Van HemessenCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Oblong Pondweed
Potamogeton obtusifolius
Wim LangbroekCC BY 4.0PlantoScanresized
Red-stemmed pondweed
Potamogeton ochreatus
no rights reservedCC0 1.0iNaturalist
Richardson's Pondweed
Potamogeton richardsonii
Timothy McNittCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Stiffleaf Pondweed
Potamogeton strictifolius
Dustin SniderCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Hairlike Pondweed
Potamogeton trichoides
Ivan BashinskiyCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
- Sharp-leaved pondweedPotamogeton acutifoliusPlantoScan
Sharp-leaved pondweed
Potamogeton acutifolius
- Large-leaved pondweedPotamogeton amplifoliusPlantoScan
Large-leaved pondweed
Potamogeton amplifolius
- Berchtold's pondweedPotamogeton berchtoldiiPlantoScan
Berchtold's pondweed
Potamogeton berchtoldii
- Fen PondweedPotamogeton coloratusPlantoScan
Fen Pondweed
Potamogeton coloratus
- Grass-leaved PondweedPotamogeton compressusPlantoScan
Grass-leaved Pondweed
Potamogeton compressus
- Fan-leaved PondweedPotamogeton confervoidesPlantoScan
Fan-leaved Pondweed
Potamogeton confervoides
- Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispusPlantoScan
Curled Pondweed
Potamogeton crispus
- Potamogeton cristatusPotamogeton cristatusPlantoScan
Potamogeton cristatus
- PondweedPotamogeton distinctusPlantoScan
Pondweed
Potamogeton distinctus
- Fries' PondweedPotamogeton friesiiPlantoScan
Fries' Pondweed
Potamogeton friesii
- Grassy PondweedPotamogeton gramineusPlantoScan
Grassy Pondweed
Potamogeton gramineus
- Griffith's PondweedPotamogeton griffithiiPlantoScan
Griffith's Pondweed
Potamogeton griffithii
- Illinois pondweedPotamogeton illinoensisPlantoScan
Illinois pondweed
Potamogeton illinoensis
- Shining pondweedPotamogeton lucensPlantoScan
Shining pondweed
Potamogeton lucens
- Maack's PondweedPotamogeton maackianusPlantoScan
Maack's Pondweed
Potamogeton maackianus
- Broadleaf PondweedPotamogeton natansPlantoScan
Broadleaf Pondweed
Potamogeton natans
- American PondweedPotamogeton nodosusPlantoScan
American Pondweed
Potamogeton nodosus
- Potamogeton octandrusPotamogeton octandrusPlantoScan
Potamogeton octandrus
- Ogden's PondweedPotamogeton ogdeniiPlantoScan
Ogden's Pondweed
Potamogeton ogdenii
- Perfoliate PondweedPotamogeton perfoliatusPlantoScan
Perfoliate Pondweed
Potamogeton perfoliatus
- Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusPlantoScan
Bog Pondweed
Potamogeton polygonifolius
- Long-stalked PondweedPotamogeton praelongusPlantoScan
Long-stalked Pondweed
Potamogeton praelongus
- PondweedPotamogeton pusillusPlantoScan
Pondweed
Potamogeton pusillus
- Five-nerved PondweedPotamogeton quinquenerviusPlantoScan
Five-nerved Pondweed
Potamogeton quinquenervius
- Robbins' PondweedPotamogeton robbinsiiPlantoScan
Robbins' Pondweed
Potamogeton robbinsii
- Potamogeton rutilusPotamogeton rutilusPlantoScan
Potamogeton rutilus
- Potamogeton tepperiPotamogeton tepperiPlantoScan
Potamogeton tepperi
- Vasey's PondweedPotamogeton vaseyiPlantoScan
Vasey's Pondweed
Potamogeton vaseyi
- PondweedPotamogeton wrightiiPlantoScan
Pondweed
Potamogeton wrightii
- PondweedPotamogeton zosteriformisPlantoScan
Pondweed
Potamogeton zosteriformis
- Narrow-leaved pondweedPotamogeton ×angustifoliusPlantoScan
Narrow-leaved pondweed
Potamogeton ×angustifolius
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